Stapling-strip.



H. A. McGBE.

STAPLING STRIP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 191a,

Patented Jan. 6, 191i vwewtoz We L GP/ COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPHCIlJVASHINGTON, D c.

HARRY A. MCG'EE, OF FAYETTE, IOWA.

STAPLING-STRIP.

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Application filed January 3, 1913.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1914. Serial No. 740,008.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY A. MoGnn, a citizenof the United States, residing at Fayette, in the county of Fayette andState of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements inStapling-Strips, of which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide a stapling strip for use inconnection with fence posts and the like, for supporting fence wiresthereon.

The invention embodies, among other features, a stapling strip which ispreferably arranged to extend longitudinally within a concrete fencepost, the stapling strip being placed in the fence post while the sameisbeing molded or formed, so that fence wire or the like can be supportedon the post without injuring the concrete construction thereof or in anymanner mutilating the finished surface of the post.

The invention further embodies a stapling strip which, when used inconnection with a concrete or other fence post, will permit ofsupporting fence wire on the post without the use of nails or staplesdriven into the body of the post.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a post having my stapling strip formedtherewith and showing fence wires supported thereon; Fig. 2 is anenlarged horizontal sec tional. view taken on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1;Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1;and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective View of the stapling strip as itappears prior to being mounted or formed with a fence post.

Referring more particularly to the views, I disclose a fence post 10,preferably made of concrete or the like, and having mounted therein andextending longitudinally thereto a stapling strip 11, the said staplingstrip being arranged in one of the faces of the post 10 as shown. Thestapling strip comprises, more particularly, a longitudinal member 12,circular in cross section, and preferably formed of a piece of heavygrade wire, the said member 12 constituting the nucleus of the staplingstrip.

The member 12 is inclosed in a casing 13 preferably formed of a piece ofsheet material bent to appear U-shaped in cross sec tion and aroundwhich the fence post 10 is molded as shown particularly in Figs. 2 and3. Staples 14 are arranged within the casing 13 by inserting the samebetween the ends of the casing, with the ends of the staples bent toform hooks 15 as will be hereinafter more fully described, said staplesbeing sufiiciently long so that the looped ends 16 thereof will projectbeyond the edges of the casing 13 and, therefore, beyond the face of thepost 10 in which the stapling strip 11 is placed or formed. A bindingmember 17, for binding and securing the inner ends of the staples 14within the stapling strip 11 and preferably consisting of a plurality ofsheets or strips of asphalt roofing or the like, is arranged within theeasing 13 and extends longitudinally thereto as shown, the said bindingmember being forced or pressed into the casing to encircle the member 12so that portions of the bind ing member will be interposed between themember 12 and the hooks 15 of the staples 14 as shown, the said bindingmember being arranged to pass through the staples 14 as shown in Fig. 4,after which suitable rivets 18 are passed transversely through thecasing 13 and also, if desired, through the staples 14 to bind the sidesof the casing and secure the binding member 17 therein.

In Fig. 4 I disclose a fragmentary view of the finished stapling stripand Figs. 1, 2 and 3 disclose the particular position of the staplingstrip with respect to the fence post 10, the stapling strip beingarranged in the fence post when the same is formed, thus constituting apart thereof and rigid there with. Now referring to Fig. 1 it will beseen that when the fence post is completed, with the stapling stripsupported therein, the looped ends 16 of the staples 14 will projectbeyond the ends of the casing 13 so that the usual fence wires 19 can bepassed through the looped ends 16 of the staples and will be supportedby the fence post 10 and stapling strip 11 without necessitating the useof nails or staples driven into the fence post. It will thus be seenthat in the use of my device the finished surface of the fence post willnot be mutilated or marred in any manner and by forming the staplingstrip in the manner mentioned heretofore a structure is provided whichwill withstand great wear and tear.

It will be understood that when the stapling strip 11 is initiallyplaced in the fence post 10 to form a part thereof when the fence postis molded, the staples 14: do not constitute a part of the staplingstrip. Therefore, when it is desired to support the fence wires 19 onthe fence post 10 the wires are placed against the face of the fencepost in which the stapling strip 11 is arranged and the staples are thenarranged to receive the fence wires therein and are driven into thecasing 13 to extend around the binding member 17 so that the bindingmember will pass transversely through the staples, it being further seenthat when the pointed straight ends of the staples strike the inner endof the casing they will be bent in opposite directions to form the hooks15 which, extending into the binding member, will rigidly secure thestaples within the casing 13, thus rigidly supporting the fence wires 19on the fence post. It will be further understood, however, that thestaples 1% can be ar anged to initially constitute a portion of thestapling strip and the fence wires can be passed through the looped endsof the staples, after which a blow on the projecting ends of the stapleswill force the same farther into the casing and into more rigid grippingen agement with the binding member, thus also binding the fence wires tothe stapling strip and supporting the same on the fence post.

By securing fence wires in the manner mentioned, the outer finishedsurface of the post will not be marred or disfigured nor will theconcrete from which the post is formed be cracked or mutilated, and itwill be readily seen that by employing the stapling strip described inconnection with fence posts and the like, when the fence wire becomesworn or old the same can be readily removed from the fence post bywithdrawing the staples from the stapling strip, after which new fencewire can be mounted in iroper position on the posts and secured to thestapling strip by means of new staples driven into the stapling strip inthe manner mentioned heretofore.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A stapling strip comprising a longitudinal casing ill-shaped in crosssection, a member extending longitudinally within the said casing, abinding member extending longitudinally in the casing and encircling thesaid member, and staples driven into the casing and around the bindingmember, with the free ends of the staples extending partially around thesaid member and forming hooks engaging the binding member.

2. A stapling strip comprising a longitudinal casing U-shaped in crosssection, a member extending lon itudinally within the said casing, abinding member extending longitudinally in the casing and encircling thesaid member, staples driven into the casing and around the bindingmember, with the free ends of the staples extending partially around thesaid member and forming hooks engaging the binding member, and rivetsextending transversely through the said casing and through the saidbinding member to secure the same rigidly within the casing.

3. In combination with a post, a longitudinally extending casingsupported within the post, a binding member arranged to ex tendlongitudinally within the casing, a member extending longitudinallywithin the casing and surrounded by the binding member, and staplesextending into the casing, with the free ends of the staples bent at theinner end of the casing to form hooks extending partially around themember with the said binding member passing between the side portions ofthe staples, the looped ends of the said staples being adapted toproject beyond the edges of the said casing.

In testimony whereof l afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY A. MGGEE. lVit-nesses W. W. Luonx,

Groncii BAILY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing'the Commissioner of Eatcnts, Washington. D. G.

